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How important was the financial panic as a cause of the Great Recession?

asked 7 years ago in Current Economic Issues by BEN_BERNANKE (320 points)

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1 answer 2.2k views

Has a paper ever been rejected by an econ journal, or acceptance rescinded, due to outside pressure?

asked 7 years ago by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

+16 votes

7 answers 39.3k views

What are some dissertation-worthy topics in behavioral/experimental economics?

asked 7 years ago by AL Roth (6.9k points)

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1 answer 1.6k views

Why not have the AEA annual meeting in Chicago every year?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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Is anyone interested in a simple bargaining model that gets a 1/N split as a unique Nash equilibrium?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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2 answers 1.5k views

Are standards for the economist profession being considered for development?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Penny_Ann_Barr (140 points)

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1 answer 1.6k views

Check out the new link to EconSpark on the top of AEA homepage!

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by economist_2x5v5y (3.3k points)

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4 answers 3.4k views

What to do/say about a "meh" teaching evaluation if you've only taught one class?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3x3y3o (240 points)

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1 answer 1.7k views

Yield on PhD acceptances

asked 7 years ago by Dick_Startz (3.5k points)

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1 answer 1.5k views

Is quantitative analysis is more important in economics than theoretical background of a research?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Arshad_Malik (140 points)

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2 answers 1.4k views

What is right basic economics to explain huge variability in population density across US states

asked 7 years ago by Lawrence_Summers (260 points)

+12 votes

10 answers 30.5k views

Have low interest rates led to excessive risk taking?

asked 7 years ago in Current Economic Issues by OLIVIER_BLANCHARD (1.2k points)

+6 votes

10 answers 37.7k views

What is a predoctoral research assistantship, how do students find them, and why are they growing in popularity?

asked 7 years ago by Susan_Athey (1.2k points)

+5 votes

4 answers 6.7k views

What are the best sources to read for job market advice?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by Susan_Athey (1.2k points)

+6 votes

4 answers 3.6k views

Where to look for jobs apart from JOE, EconJobMarket, HigherEd Jobs?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6n7g8i (1.2k points)

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5 answers 3.7k views

Does is matter if a candidate graduates in 4, 5, 6, 7, ... years?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by rdahis (300 points)

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3 answers 2.8k views

Do you recommend graduate students to go to Eastern Economic Association Meeting?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_2k3o4v (160 points)

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2 answers 1.9k views

What's the standard output table format for logit model and multinomial model in top Economics journals?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_2k3o4v (160 points)

+21 votes

18 answers 21.3k views

What are some dissertation-worthy topics in market design?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by AL Roth (6.9k points)

+5 votes

4 answers 4.2k views

What is your view on cover letters?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3x3y3o (240 points)

+3 votes

3 answers 24.4k views

How to give a good conference presentation (ca 15-20 minutes) in economics. Does the Big 5 still work?

asked 7 years ago by Sevrin_Waights (150 points)

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1 answer 1.7k views

Should the government give more importance to costs accounting as well as financial accounting?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Ryan_McConnell (2.8k points)

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3 answers 4.1k views

Are "behavioral economics" and "mainstream economics" still in conflict?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by econ009 (360 points)

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1 answer 2k views

Handbooks of Economics: Elsevier or Routledge?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_8m3m2h (130 points)

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1 answer 1.2k views

Any suggestions to fare better in job market if you don't belong to younger cohort?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by Econbuzz (200 points)

–1 vote

1 answer 1.4k views

Looking for an econ relevant model that has local as well as global minimum in the loss function

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Cameron_Fen (300 points)

+1 vote

1 answer 2k views

Recommendation - Good job market advice

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by Christina_Gravert (170 points)

+3 votes

3 answers 8.5k views

BA wanting to gain exposure to econ. research, seeking advice

asked 7 years ago by JPiczon (170 points)

+2 votes

2 answers 2.4k views

How do you choose a teaching reference letter writer?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_4u8j6j (140 points)

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1 answer 1.9k views

What is a good way to get the attention of employers through JOE if you are not a fresh PhDs?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3j4e7m (120 points)

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0 answers 793 views

What are the basic macro economic fundamentals for the underdeveloped economy ?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by JANAK_RAJ_SHAH (120 points)

–2 votes

0 answers 906 views

Could anyone provide me with some advice, papers and documentation on gender analysis frameworks ?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Caleb_Jeremie_Dohou (100 points)

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3 answers 2.1k views

What visa foreign assistant profs get in the US?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_8m8g9u (1.3k points)

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1 answer 1.4k views

Have you lined up people to comment on questions so as to get this forum to critical mass? [closed]

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

+2 votes

4 answers 2.5k views

Is the prime directive of economcs to maximize net social benefits?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Edward_Lambert (930 points)

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1 answer 1.6k views

When and how is it appropriate for a journal editor to retract acceptance of a forthcoming paper?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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0 answers 1.5k views

Can I get a finance job even if I specialize in something else during my Ph.D. and am not from a top school?

asked 7 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6e4j3v (400 points)

+5 votes

3 answers 11.6k views

What is the current status of Deep Learning in economics research?

asked 7 years ago by Joshua_Anumolu (200 points)

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1 answer 1.6k views

Which software do you use to compute the Gini coefficient from a large micro database?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by SADEQUL_ISLAM (120 points)

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2 answers 1.4k views

Which econometric software do you use to apply the Randomized Control Trial Method?

asked 7 years ago in General Economics Questions by SADEQUL_ISLAM (120 points)